1977 in archaeology

Overview of the events of 1977 in archaeology

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The year 1977 in archaeology involved some significant events.

## Explorations

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* Survey at Taur Ikhbeineh, an Early Bronze Age settlement in the Gaza Strip, led by Ram Gophna[1]

## Excavations

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* Mario Pino and Tom Dillehay begins excavations at Monte Verde, Chile
* Excavations of the henge at Balfarg in Scotland, led by Roger Mercer, begin.
* Initial excavations take place at Daepyeong, a large Mumun Pottery Period (c. 1500-300 BC) settlement in Korea.

## Finds

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* Tomb of Philip II of Macedon with a Vergina Sun is found at Vergina in Greece by Manolis Andronikos.[2]
* Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng is found in China.
* The Lion of Al-lāt is found in Palmyra by Polish archeologists.

## Publications

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* Mark Nathan Cohen \- The Food Crisis in Prehistory: Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture (New Haven: Yale University Press)[3]
* Bruce Robertson - Aviation Archaeology: a Collector's Guide to Aeronautical Relics (Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Ltd).[4]
* Stanley South \- Method and Theory in Historical Archaeology and Research Strategies in Historical Archaeology (editor)

## Events

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* Stones at Stonehenge are fenced off to stop vandalism.[5]

## Deaths

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* George Willmot, British archaeologist and former curator of the Yorkshire Museum (b. 1908)[6]

## References

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1. ^ Oren, Eliezer D.; Yekutieli, Yuval (1992). "Taur Ikhbeineh: Earliest Evidence for Egyptian Interconnections". In van den Brink, Edwin C. M. (ed.). The Nile Delta in Transition: 4th–3rd Millennium B.C. Tel Aviv: Israel Exploration Society. p. 361.
2. ^ "Tomb of Philip II of Macedon Is Found in Northern Greece". The New York Times. 25 November 1977. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
3. ^ Baumhoff, M. A. (1977). "Review of The Food Crisis in Prehistory: Overpopulation and the Origins of Agriculture". Agricultural History: 770–772\. JSTOR 3741761.
4. ^ "Aviation archaeology : a collectors guide to aeronautical relics". National Library of Australia. 1977. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
5. ^ "Stonehenge Visitors Used To Be Handed Chisels to Take Home Souvenirs". Smithsonian. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
6. ^ Pyrah, B. (1988). The History of the Yorkshire Museum and its Geological Collections. North Yorkshire County Council. pp. 125–133.

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